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Title & Sponsor |
Purpose |
Status |
H.CON.RES.3
English Plus Resolution
Rep. Jose E. Serrano
(D-NY)
1/6/2009 |
(CRS
Summary):
Declares that the U.S. Government should
pursue English-plus policies that: (1)
encourage all residents of this country to
become fully proficient in English by
expanding educational opportunities and
access to information technologies; (2)
conserve and develop the nation's linguistic
resources by encouraging all residents of
this country to learn or maintain skills in
languages other than English; (3) assist
Native Americans, Native Alaskans, Native
Hawaiians, and other peoples indigenous to
the United States in their efforts to
prevent the extinction of their languages
and cultures; (4) continue to provide
services in languages other than English as
needed to facilitate access to essential
functions of government, promote public
health and safety, ensure due process,
promote equal educational opportunity, and
protect fundamental rights; and (5)
recognize the importance of multilingualism
to vital American interests and individual
rights, and oppose English-only measures and
other restrictionist language measures. |
Referred to
House Committee on Education and Labor |
H.R.597
Access to Complete Education Act
Rep. Lynn C. Woosley
(D-CA)
1/15/2009 |
(CRS
Summary):
This bill would amend the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize
the Secretary of Education to award grants
to local educational agencies (LEAs) to
promote and strengthen as an integral part
of the curriculum one or more of the
subjects of music and arts, foreign
languages, civics and government, economics,
history, geography, and physical education
and health.
Gives priority to LEAs that have the
greatest numbers or percentages of children
from families below the poverty line.
Requires grantees to coordinate, to the
extent practicable, their programs to
promote or strengthen education in such
subjects with opportunities provided by
public or private cultural entities,
including museums, education associations,
libraries, and theaters.
|
Referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
Cosponsor(s): 2 |
H.R.997
English Language Unity Act of 2009
Rep. Steve King
(R-IA)
2/11/2009 |
To declare
English as the official language of the
United States. |
Referred to the
House Committee on Education and Labor.
Cosponsor(s):112 |
S.473
Senator Paul
Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act
Sen. Richard Durbin
(D-IL)
2/25/2009 |
To establish the Senator Paul Simon Study
Abroad Foundation under the authorities of
the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange
Act of 1961. This act would authorize $80
million in grants for the Foundation to
administer to U.S. students and
nongovernmental institutions that provide
and promote study abroad opportunities in
consortium with institutions of higher
education. These grants would be awarded
increasingly to students studying in
nontraditional locations.
The legislation implements the
recommendations from the Abraham Lincoln
Commission's report Global Competence and
National Needs: One Million Americans
Studying Abroad.
*This bill has been reintroduced from the
110th Congress (S.991 & H.R.1469) |
Referred to the
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
Cosponsor(s): 33 |
H.R.1105
Omnibus
Appropriations Act, 2009
Rep. David Obey
(D-Wi)
2/23/2009 |
To make omnibus appropriations for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2009. |
Became Public Law 111-8
|
H.R.1224
Families
Learning and Understanding English Together Act
of 2009
Rep. Raul Grijalva
(D-AZ)
2/26/2009 |
To authorize the Secretary of Education to
make grants to family literacy service
providers for the improvement of English
skills in limited English proficient
individuals. It would require grantees to
meet specified outcomes. |
Referred to the
House Committee on Education and Labor
Cosponsor(s): 4 |
H.R.1229
National Language Act
of 2009
Rep. Peter King
(R-NY)
2/26/2009 |
To declare English as the official language
of the U.S. government. |
Referred to the
House Committee on Education and Labor and
the Committee on the Judiciary
Cosponsor(s): 23 |
H.R.1621
Pledge Language is English Declaration and
Government Endorsement Act of 2009
Rep. Paul Broun
(R-GA)
3/19/2009 |
(CRS Summary):
Prohibits state or local educational
agencies from requiring or permitting the
Pledge of Allegiance or national anthem to
be recited or sung in any language other
than English in any elementary or secondary
school under their jurisdiction.
Withholds federal funds from state or local
educational agencies that violate such
prohibition, unless the funds are
specifically appropriated to such agencies
after they have been found to be violating
the prohibition.
Establishes a private right of action for
persons injured by violations of such
prohibition. |
Referred to the
House Committee on Education and Labor
Cosponsor(s): 10 |
S.744
Affordable Tutoring of Our Children Act
Sen. Olympia Snowe
(R-ME)
3/31/2009 |
(CRS Summary):
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to
expand the tax exclusion for
employer-provided dependent care assistance
to allow employees an additional exclusion
for payments of supplemental instructional
services assistance to their dependents
between the ages of 5 and 19 who have not
obtained a high school diploma or who have
been awarded a general education degree.
Defines "supplemental instructional services
assistance" to include instructional or
other academic enrichment services that are:
(1) in addition to instruction provided
during the school day; (2) specifically
designed to increase academic achievement;
(3) in the core academic studies of English,
reading or language arts, mathematics,
science, foreign languages, civics and
government, economics, arts, social studies,
and geography; and (4) provided by a state
certified instructor or accredited
organization. |
Referred to the
Senate Committee on Finance.
Cosponsor: 1 |
S.Amdt.996 to S.386
Sen. James Inhofe
(R-OK)
4/22/2009 |
To declare English as the official language
of the U.S. government. |
Amendment SA
996 ruled non-germane by the chair.
Cosponsor(s): 4 |
S.1010
National Foreign Language Coordination Act
of 2009
Sen. Daniel Akaka
(D-HI)
5/7/2009 |
To establish a National Foreign Language
Coordination Council in the Executive Office
of the President, directed by a National
Language Advisor appointed by the President
to oversee, coordinate, and implement
continuing national security and language
education initiatives. |
Referred to the
Senate Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
Cosponsor(s): 4 |
H.R.2311
United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act
of 2009
Rep. Mark Steven Kirk
(R-IL)
5/7/2009 |
(CRS Summary):
United States-China Diplomatic Expansion
Act of 2009 - Authorizes FY2010
appropriations for: (1) public diplomacy
programming, hiring of additional local
public diplomacy personnel, and public
diplomacy information technology
infrastructure in the People's Republic of
China (PRC); (2) construction of one
additional U.S. consulate in the PRC (in
addition to the number in existence on the
date of the enactment of this Act); (3) 10
additional U.S. diplomatic posts in the PRC
(in addition to the number in existence on
the date of the enactment of this Act); (4)
a U.S. financial contribution to
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; (5) rule
of law initiatives in the PRC; and (6)
specified Chinese language exchanges. |
Referred to the
House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Cosponsor(s): 6 |
H.R.2313
U.S.-China Language Engagement Act
Rep. Susan Davis
(D-CA)
5/7/2009 |
Would create a federal grant program to in
the Department of Education that would award
competitive three-year grants to local
educational agencies for "innovative model
programs establishing, improving, or
expanding Chinese language and cultural
studies instruction" in elementary and
secondary schools (CRS Summary). Grants
could also be used in purchasing
communications technology to aid in
computer-assisted instruction, distance
education, and virtual exchanges with
Chinese schools to advance the United
States' global economic competitiveness in
the 21st century. |
Referred to the
House subcommittee on Early Childhood,
elementary, and Secondary Education.
Cosponsor(s): 7 |
H.R.2410
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Years 2010 and 2011
Rep. Howard Berman
(D-CA)
5/14/2009 |
To authorize appropriations for the
Department of State and the Peace Corps for
fiscal years 2010 and 2011, to modernize the
Foreign Service, and for other purposes.
*Includes language to create the Senator
Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation that is
identical to that of S.473 above. |
Passed the House; Referred to the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations.
|
H.R.2228
To amend the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965...
Rep. John Boozman
(R-AZ)
6/4/2009 |
(CRS Summary):
Amends the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 to allow states, when
determining whether disabled or limited
English proficient student subgroups are
making adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward
state academic performance standards, to
include in such subgroups students who are
no longer identified as disabled or limited
English proficient but who were so
identified during any of the preceding three
school years. |
Referred to the
House Subcommittee on Early Childhood,
Elementary, and Secondary Education.
|
H.R.2274
Priorities in Education Spending Act
Rep. Howard McKeon
(R-CA)
6/4/2009 |
(CRS Summary):
Priorities in Education Spending Act -
Repeals specified provisions of the: (1)
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965; (2) Early Learning Opportunities Act;
(3) Higher Education Act of 1965; (4) Higher
Education Amendments of 1998; (5) Education
of the Deaf Act of 1986; (6) Higher
Education Opportunity Act; (7) Stevenson-Wydler
Technology Innovation Act of 1980; (8)
Higher Education Amendments of 1992; (9)
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968; (10) Carl D. Perkins Career and
Technical Education Act of 2006; (11)
Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act
of 2004; (12) Head Start Act; (13) Workforce
Investment Act; (14) National Environmental
Education Act; and (15) America COMPETES
Act.
Prohibits the Secretary of Education from
obligating any funds to implement a literacy
program for prisoners under the National
Literacy Act of 1991. |
Referred to the
House Subcommittee on Early Childhood,
Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Cosponsor(s): 21
|
H.R.2361
To require the accreditation of English
language
training programs, and for other purposes.
Rep. Barney Frank
(D-MA)
6/12/2009 |
(CRS Summary):
Amends the Immigration and Nationality
Act to require that a nonimmigrant foreign
student seeking to enter the United States
to study at a language training program
enroll at a language program that is
accredited by an accrediting agency
recognized by the Secretary of Education.
Provides for a specified three-year
exception to such requirement. |
Referred to the
House Subcommittee on Immigration,
Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and
International Law.
Cosponsor(s): 2
|
H.R.2701
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2010
Rep. Silvestre Reyes
(D-TX)
6/4/2009 |
(CRS Summary):
Authorizes appropriations for fiscal
year 2010 for intelligence and
intelligence-related activities of the
United States Government, the Community
Management Account, and the Central
Intelligence Agency Retirement and
Disability System, and for other purposes. |
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 618
Reported to House. Rule provides for
consideration of H.R. 2701 with 1 hour of
general debate.
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S.1329
State Court Grant Interpreter Act
Sen. Herb Kohl
(D-WI)
6/23/2009 |
Would create a federal grant program to
provide quality interpreter services in
state courts for individuals with limited
English proficiency. Grant awards can be
used to assess regional demands, develop
court interpreter programs and certification
examinations, recruit and train interpreters
and pay for salaries and technology needed
to implement the program. |
Referred to the
Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Cosponsor(s): 3 |
S.1338
To require the accreditation of English
language
training programs, and for other purposes.
Sen. Thomas Carper
(D-DE)
6/24/2009 |
See H.R. 2361 above. |
Referred to the
Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Cosponsor(s): 1
|
S.1387
Intelligence Critical Language Training
Improvement Act
Sen. Ron Wyden
(D-OR)
6/25/2009 |
(CRS Summary):
Authorizes, for the Office of the
Director of National Intelligence, an
additional 50 full-time equivalent positions
for such Office per fiscal year and limits
the use of any such position to providing a
temporary transfer of personnel to an
element of the intelligence community to
enable such element to increase its total
authorized number of personnel: (1) during a
period in which a permanent employee of the
element is absent to participate in foreign
language training; or (2) to accept a
permanent employee of another element of the
intelligence community to provide
translation services. |
Referred to the
Senate Committee on Intelligence.
Cosponsor(s): 1 |
S.1430
School Accountability Improvements Act
Sen. Lisa Murkowshki
(R-AK)
7/9/2009 |
Amends the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 by addressing some
teacher, annual yearly progress (AYP), and
accountability requirements.
This bill would allow for local
educational agencies (LEAs) to use distance
education in core academic subjects in
small, rural, or remote schools where a
highly-qualified teacher in that subject is
unavailable, provided a highly-qualified
teacher of another subject is present in the
classroom. It would address AYP by allowing
states to use growth models, gives schools
an additional year to make AYP before being
required to allow student transfers, and
make changes to requirements for LEAs and
schools in need of improvement due to
underperforming subgroups of disabled or
limited English proficient (LEP) students.
It would require AYP measurements of certain
schools that provide Native language
instruction to K through second grade
students with no AYP assessment in such
language to exclude grade three results and
use a growth model for progress toward
proficiency by seventh grade (CRS Summary). |
Referred to the
Senate Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
|
H.R.3221
Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act
of 2009
Rep. George Miller
(D-CA)
7/15/2009 |
Would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965
to increase college access and completion
through reform to the student financial aid
process. The bill proposes to end loans made
under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL)
program, reform federal Stafford and Perkins
Loans, provide grants for college facility
repair, and invest in the Early Learning
Challenge Fund. This latter provision would
require the Secretary of Education to award
competitive grants to states to increase the
number of children under age five in
high-quality early learning programs.
Reform to the FFEL program would allow such
borrowers to receive loans consolidated
under the Direct Loan program. Additionally,
reform to the Perkins Loan program would
replace it with a Direct Perkins Loan
program after June 2010. |
Reported to the
House. rule provides for consideration with
1 hour of debate.
Cosponsor(s): 41 |
H.R.3249
Strengthen and Unite Communities with Civics
Education and English Skills Act of 2009
Rep. Michael Honda
(D-CA)
7/17/2009 |
(CRS Summary):
Amends the Adult Education and Family
Literacy Act (the Act) to allow state
leadership activities grants to be used to
provide technical assistance to faith and
community-based organizations desiring
grants under the Act.
Directs the National Institute for Literacy
to: (1) disseminate information regarding
integrated English literacy, U.S. history,
and civics education programs; and (2) study
the effectiveness of distance learning or
self-study programs for English language
learners. Makes integrated English literacy,
U.S. history, and civics education programs
eligible for assistance under the Secretary
of Education's national leadership
activities program.
Requires the Secretary to award grants to
states for integrated English literacy, U.S.
history, and civics education programs, with
each state's grant amount tied to the size
and growth of their recent immigrant
population.
Amends the Act and the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 to replace
references to individuals of limited English
proficiency with references to English
language learners.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide:
(1) tax credits to teachers of English
language learners; (2) tax deductions for
the expenses of becoming certified as such
teachers; and (3) tax credits for employers'
expenses in making adult education and
literacy services available to their
employees.
Requires the Commissioner for Education
Research of the National Center for
Education Research to establish a national
research and development center for adult
education and literacy, or include adult
education if a center for adult literacy has
already been established.
Establishes the Presidential Award for
Business Leadership in Promoting United
States Citizenship to be awarded to
companies and other organizations that make
extraordinary efforts in assisting their
employees and members to learn English and
increase their understanding of U.S. history
and civics. |
Referred to the
House Committee on Education and Labor and
the Committee on Ways and Means.
Cosponsor(s): 11
|
S. 1478
Strengthen and Unite Communities with Civics
Education and English Skills Act of 2009
Sen. Kristen Gillibrand
(D-NY)
7/21/2009 |
See H.R. 3249 above. |
Referred to the
Snate Committee on Finance.
Cosponsor(s): 4
|
S. 1494
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2010
Sen. Dianne Feinstein
(D-CA)
7/22/2009 |
(CRS Summary):
Authorizes appropriations for FY2010 for
the conduct of intelligence and
intelligence-related activities of the: (1)
Office of the Director of National
Intelligence (DNI); (2) Central Intelligence
Agency (CIA); (3) Department of Defense
(DOD); (4) Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA);
(5) National Security Agency (NSA); (6)
Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air
Force; (7) Coast Guard; (8) Departments of
State, the Treasury, Energy, and Justice;
(9) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI);
(10) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA);
(11) National Reconnaissance Office; (12)
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; and
(13) Department of Homeland Security (DHS). |
Held at the Desk.
|
S.1524
Foreign Assistance and Revitalization Act of
2009
Sen. John Kerry
(D-MA)
7/28/2009 |
States that it is U.S. policy to redefine
the foreign assistance architecture and
strengthen the capacity of the United States
Agency for International Development (USAID)
and related agencies to establish
development policies and implement
innovative and effective foreign assistance
programs (CRS Summary).
Of importance to languages and international
studies is that this bill would direct the
Administrator to "establish procedures that
ensure appropriate language training for
USAID Foreign Service Officers is provided
before their overseas transfer" (CRS SUmmary). |
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under
General Orders.
Cosponsor: 23 |
H.R.3359
U.S. and the World Education Act
Rep. Loretta Sanchez
(D-CA)
7/28/2009 |
Would amend the Department of Education
Organization Act to require the Deputy
Assistant Secretary for International and
Foreign Language Education to assist the
Secretary in administering this Act's grant
program and to develop an international
research repository (CRS Summary).
This bill includes a federal competitive
grant program to promote international
education in elementary and secondary
schools. |
Reported to the
House Committee on Education and Labor.
Cosponsor(s): 1 |
H.R.3753
Providing Resources to Improve Dual Language
Education Act of 2009 (PRIDE Act)
Rep. Raul Grijalva
(D-AZ)
10/7/2009 |
(CRS Summary):
Authorizes the Secretary of Education to
award up to five grants to partnerships of
local educational agencies (LEAs), early
childhood education programs, and technical
assistance providers for the implementation
of dual language demonstration programs
designed to enhance and assess the
biliteracy, bilingualism, and multicultural
skills of low-income minority and limited
English proficient students from preschool
through grade five.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) arrange for an
entity that has dual language program
experience to provide technical assistance
to LEA grantees and evaluate the programs
funded by this Act; and (2) disseminate
information on model practices implemented
under such programs that are appropriate for
use by early childhood education providers
to improve the school readiness of limited
English proficient students. |
Referred to the
House Subcommittee on Early Childhood,
Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Cosponsor(s): 5 |
H.R.4065
Foreign Language Education Partnership
Program Act
Rep. Rush Holt
(D-NJ)
11/7/2009 |
To amend the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 to establish a
partnership program in foreign languages.
The Secretary of Education would be given
the authority to make incentive payments to
eligible partnerships to “develop and
maintain model programs that support
articulated language learning in
kindergarten through grade 12”. The funds
may be used for program design and teaching
strategies according to best practices and
available research, curriculum and materials
development, national assessment development
and enhancement, teacher in-service and
pre-service program development, and
recruitment incentives for new teachers and
students. The funds can also be used to
provide opportunities for maximum language
exposure for students, dual-language
immersion programs, scholarships for study
abroad opportunities, activities that
encourage whole-school and community
involvement, effective and innovative use of
technology, and certification and
alternative certification programs.
Further, a model program is exempt from
receiving funding under this program unless
it contains a research and evaluation
component that would collect data regarding
the effectiveness of each activity of the
language program and the effect of each
activity on the language proficiency of the
students. This data would be analyzed and
made public under standardization guidelines
determined by the Secretary.
A partnership that is awarded incentive
funding under this program for one fiscal
year would have the opportunity to continue
funding for the three succeeding fiscal
years if proven effective. This requirement
may be waived by the Secretary if the
program relates to critical languages or if
the year is used primarily for planning
rather than program implementation. |
Referred to the
House Committee on Education and Labor.
Cosponsor(s): 15 |
H.R.4391
Affordable Tutoring of Our Children Act
Rep. Bill Pascrill, Jr.
(R-NJ)
12/16/2009 |
See S. 744 above. |
Referred to the
House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cosponsor(s): 3 |
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SECOND
SESSION - 2010 |
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Title & Sponsor |
Purpose |
Status |
H.J. Res. 45
S.A. 3303
Sen. Tom Coburn
(R-OK)
1/22/2010 |
H.J. Res. 45: To increase the statutory
limit on the public debt.
S.A. 3303: To amend H.J. Res. 45 to
eliminate duplicative and wasteful spending.
Section 5 of this amendment would rescind
$3,213,800,000 allocated to the Department
of Education for FY 2010 and $120 billion in
total federal spending. In the Department of
Education, several international education
and exchange programs would be affected,
including all 14 Title VI/Fulbright-Hays
programs, the Gilman Scholarship Program in
the State Department, the Boren National
Security Education Program fund, and the
National Science Foundation's Office of
International Science and Engineering. The
amendment would "consolidate and reduce the
cost of administering... federal programs
that provide financial assistance to
students" including Academic Competitiveness Grants and
Teach Grants. |
Three of four amendments proposed here by
Sen. Coburn were rejected.
Vote:
Yeas: 33
Nays: 61
Not voting: 6 |
H.R.4832
One America, Many Voices Act
Rep. Michael Honda
(D-CA)
3/11/2010 |
(CRS Summary):
Entitles an employee in a position
requiring the use of one or more languages
besides English to premium pay amounting to
5% of the employee's rate of basic pay.
Declares that this requirement does not
apply to an employee in a position the
classification of which takes into account
such language requirement, except: (1) to
the extent that the rates of basic pay for
the position are not at least 5% greater
than the rates that would otherwise apply in
the absence of the language requirement; and
(2) in other circumstances as the Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) may prescribe. |
Referred to the
House Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform.
Cosponsor(s): 10 |
S.3206
Keep Our
Educators Working Act of 2010
Sen. Tom Harkin
(D-IA)
4/14/2010 |
(CRS Summary):
Appropriates funds for an Education Jobs
Fund.
Allocates the bulk of such Fund for grants
to states pursuant to a formula that
considers each state's share of individuals
age 5 through 24 and each state's share of
the nation's total population.
Authorizes states to reserve a portion of
the grant funds for administrative costs and
for retaining or creating state education
positions.
Requires states to use the bulk of the grant
to award subgrants to local educational
agencies (LEAs) and public institutions of
higher education to restore the reductions
in state funding for elementary and
secondary education and for public
institutions of higher education that remain
for FY2010 and FY2011, after including the
funds they received for such reductions
under the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009.
Requires states that receive a grant that is
more than what is required to cover such
activities to allocate the excess to their
LEAs based on the LEAs' relative share of
school improvement funds under title I of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965.
Limits the use of subgrant funds to
retaining or hiring new employees, or
on-the-job training activities for education
careers.
Designates this Act's appropriation as an
emergency requirement. |
Referred to the
Senate Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions.
Cosponsor(s): 26 |
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